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March 5, 1940. w. J. WARD ET AL LABEL BAND Filed Nov. 12, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W/LL/AM J WARD EDWARD ABACHMAN' INVENTORS I MMQ/JM ATTORNEY March 5, 1940. J WARD E A' 2,192,423

LABEL BAND Filed Nov. 12, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 N/LL/ J, WARD [DH/4A A. .B/IC'HMH/V INVENTORS Patented Mar. 5, 1940 v UNITED STATES LABEL BAND rd and Edward A. Bachman, I

William J. Wa

' Application November 12 d 4 Claims.

This invention relates generally to containers and particularly to a package adapted specifically for sanitary napkins.

Sanitary napkins are almost universally em- 5 ployed by women as an effective absorbent of the catamenial flow from the generative organs.

This physiological periodic phenomenon is considered such a personal female function that a psychological resistance complex exists in the mind of the female against considering the purchase of napkins as a usual commercial transaction. This, togetherwith the modesty of women, has established a recognized and well-practiced. mode of selling sanitary napkins. u

It is now the common practice among merchants to wrapthe containers of sanitary napkins in ordinary wrapping paper long prior to their delivery, so that when a woman purchases sanitary napkins she is delivered a wrapped package. That such a practice does have the effect of reducing the uneasiness of the purchaser of such a product is evident. However, many women continue to feel uneasy when carrying a package of napkins even though it has been wrapped in plain paper. This uneasiness is usuallycaused by the belief; that thecontours of the package containing the napkins are generally recognized as those of a package containing napkins. To obviate this feeling, many women in purchasing napkins request that themerchant remove the napkins from their original container. Although the removal of the-napkins from their original container satisfactorily solves the previously mentioned problem, such practice is very undesirable. Firstly, the removal of the napkinsfrom the original container exposes them tothe likelihood of contamination during the transfer from the container to the wrapping paper; Secondly, oftentimes the merchant is too busy to make the transfer himself, and thus the purchaseris forced to do it herself, resulting in a condition which the transfer itself was intended/ to obviate to the extreme embarrassment of the purchaser. Thirdly, it is not unlikely'that the purchaser is extremely embarrassed during the transfer of the napkins from the original container to Wrapping paper because people entering the store become witnesses to the transfer. a

There are many women who are so secretive about the use of sanitary napkins that, as soon as they arrive home with a paokag'e containing napkins, especially a package bearing identifying indicia of the product, they remove the napkins from the package. Other women, although not motivated by shyness, remove the napkins Portland, Oreg.

,1938, Serial No. 239,908 (01. 40,4)

from their container because of the difficulty of placingsuch an unyielding shape as a cardboard box-in'a drawer.

It is within the contemplation of our invention to eliminate the structural disadvantages of the present type of containers for sanitary napkins and to provide a package for sanitary napkins which will completely eliminate the very conditions which give rise to the uneasiness of the women in purchasing a product of the type herein referred to One of the objects of the invention is to provide a package for sanitary napkins which possesses a band incorporating thereon the trade mark and'product identifying indicia of the man- 15 ufacturer of the product and which has such structural characteristics that said indicia can be completely'covered at the time the package is delivered to a purchaser. Another object of the invention is to provide a package for sanitary napkins which does not possess the characteristic contours of the containers nowemploye'd by napkin manufacturers and distributors. I

Still a further object of the invention is toprovide a package for sanitary'napkins which permit's the complete elimination or coverage of all identifying indicia of the contents.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a package which, though initially containing the trade-mark of the manufacturer or distributor and product identifying indicia thereon, may readily be altered so that said indicia is covered; the package thus losing the identity of the prod uct as well as of the manufacturer i 3 v Still another object of the invention is to provide a package having a removable band thereon, saidband containing the identifying indicia of the manufacturer and the product;

Another object of the invention is to provide a package for sanitary nap-kins, possessing structural characteristics which obviate'the necessity of removing the napkins therefrom when the purchaser seeks to destroy the identity of the contents of the package. I r

A similar object of the invention is to provide a package which will, under normal circum stances, permit the purchaser thereof to retain the contents therein withoutf'ear of embarrass: m'ent; t

A further object of the invention is to provide a. package for sanitary napkins which maintains the contents in a fresh condition and which prevents moisture from entering therein.

Still another object of the invention is to pro- .35, bodying the invention and showing the relation the trade-mark and in which there is shown several views of packages embodying the principles of our invention.

In the drawings, in which corresponding parts are given identical reference characters, I, Figure 1 is a perspeotivarear end view of f a package embodying the invention and showing on the band; v I Figure 2 is a perspective, front end view of'a package embodying the invention and showing thetrade-mark and product identifying. indicia onthe band completely covered;

"Figure 3 is a perspective, front end View of a package embodying the invention with the band removed to show the package sealing means employed;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the package embodying the invention and showing the relation of the band to the remainder of the package, when in position as shown in Figure 1; v

a Figure 5 is a side elevation of a package e'm bodying the invention and showing the relation of the band to the remainder of the package, when imposition as shown in Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a package emof that portion of the band which is movable to cover the trade-mark and product identifying indicia shown ,in Figure 1 so that the band will appear as shown in Figures 2 and 5;

I Figure '7 is a sectional, transverse View of. a package embodying the invention and showing the interior liner of the package and the .relation of the band to the exterior portion; of the package; and

Figure 8 is a'perspective, plan viewof a package embodying the invention, showing a band having slightly modified characteristics but pri marily positioned differently from 1 the band shown in Figures 1 to 7 inclusive.

The container, preferably made from a fibrousmaterial, such as cardboard or paper, and in the shape and possessing the dimensions of astandard paper bag, is generally designated'by reference' character A. Although the present preferred practice is to employ a paper bag of standard dimensions, it should be understood that it is possible to employ a container made of-different material provided its dimensions and shape do not simulate or suggest the dimensions and shape of the containers now employed for sanitary nap-l kins. It is advisable to point out that the mate-' rial used in fabricating the container must possess yielding characteristics so that it may fit into various locations and also be reducible in proportion as the contents are removed. Referring to Figure '7, bag A consists of the usual side walls I and 2, bottom 3, top 4 and closed end 5 (see Figure 1). A liner bag, desig-v nated generally by reference character B, is, disposed within and fits into bag A so that its side walls Hand 1, bottom 8, top 9,, and closed end Hid (not shown) coincide with the side walls, top,

bottom, and closed end of bag A. The liner bag is made of amaterial which is moistureresistant and which will prevent moisture" from entering kins, whose cellulose or other highly absorbent qualities, when the bag A and product identifying indi'cia into the interior and being absorbed by thenapfiller v possesses liner B are sealed; The liner bag B must also maintain the sanitary napkins it, shown in position in Figure '1 within the interior of liner bag 13, in a sterile and freshv condition.

After thesanitary napkins, Ill have been inserted into the bag A and confined within the liner bag B, the fronts oropen ends of the bags A and B are folded asshown in Figure 3. Triangular triangular portion I2, per

portion ll laps over mitting a'strip. of thin material 63 to be secured to triangularportion ll. The strip of material 13 has one face thereof .covered with an adhesive which is pressure responsive and which therefore permits theremoval of the strip from the surface to which it is attached without apparently damaging said surface. strip 53 extends upwardly and has a portion thereof removably securedtto the top 4 of bag A for a short distance. r A tab it is formed within the strip [3 by folding one end thereof upon itself. Since the adhesive employed top 4 of bag A by exerting a slight on the tab I4, it can be upward pull appreciated that the interior of bag B canbe easily-reached without in x any way damaging or impairing'either bag A'or 1-,

B or the strip l3. sive on the strip can be rescaled Furthermore, since the, adheby applying pressure to the strip.

By this construction the contents may be keptin: a fresh and sterile condition regardless of the number of times the bags A and ;B are opened;

Apair of flat strips. of thin material,- generally I and C, are

designated byreference characters C joined to each other as shown at i 5 able manner;

I in any, desir- The strips of material C and Cv l 3 is pressure responsive, the bag may be made of cardboard, paper, or of any other fibrous material; and although the preferred conother means, the use of a singlestrip of material is possible. The two Strips of materials C and C? are interlocked and removably joined-to each,

other, as shown at IS, in any well-known manner and, when 50 joined, form an endless band which is removably disposedon the outside of bagA. The band C-C' tudinally of the bag A and when so placed forms a pair of parallel walls I! and l8, a top Wand a bottom 20.- While band C C" tends to bind and strengthen the package, it is in no way directly connected removed therefrom without many way altering the package or exposing its contents. It is obvi ous that ornamentation may be placed on the band 0-0 and trade-mark and product identi-. fying indicia 2! is in fact placed upon the top [9 as shown in Figure 1. Since one of the important objects of the invention is to cover the trade-' mark and identifyingindicia of the product so that a purchaser will not be embarrassed there by, strip C, which formsapart of the band CC;, has an extension strip tioned as shown in Figures .1 and v4, wall- 22 and bottom 23. Wall 22, when positioned as shown in Figures 1 and 4, is in intimate parallel relation thus formed is placed longito the bag A and may be readily which forms, whe'n posi+ shown in Figures 1 ands, intimately contacts" bottom 20.

A tongue 24 is formed at the end .of the extension; strip. comprised ofwall 22 and bottom has the inherent quality of permitting the re- .5

- moval of the strip .13 from its-position upon the This tongue is inserted into slot formed at the juncture of wall 18 and bottom 20, best shown in Figure 6. By this means the bottom 23 is retained in intimate relation to bottom 28 of the endless band CC. The package is assembled and marketed in the form heretofore described and shown in Figures '1 and 4 with the trademark and product identifying indicia exposed to View of prospective purchasers and the public and may be displayed inany manner desirable. When it is desired to cover the trade-mark and product identifying indicia 'so that a purchaser may carry the package out of the store without fear of embarrassmentand without altering the package, the tongle 24 is removed from slot 25 and the bottom 23 and wall 22 are moved into the position shown in Figures 2,5, and 6. This change in position of the extension strip (wall 22 and bottom 23) is facilitated by forming a crimp 2t transversely at the juncture. of top l9 and wall. 22 and a similar crimp within bottom 23, as shown at 27. After the extension strip is moved into the position shown in Figures 2, 5

and 6, tongue 24 is reinserted into slot 25. This rearrangement of the extension strip results in the complete coverage of the trade-mark and product identifying indicia without in any way altering the structural characteristics of the bag A or the band C-S'.

InFigure 8 is shown. a package which has a band C-C' possessing slightly different struc- 'tural characteristics. Instead of a crimp 26 be ing formed at the juncture of wall 22 and top is, a transverse perforation" 28 is formed therein and instead of placing the groove 25 at the juncture of side wall l8 and bottom 29, it is placed at thejuncture of wall lB and top l9 and finally, instead of placing the trade-mark and product identifying indicia on top l9, itis placed directly on top 29., Furthermore, the extension strip from which top 29 is formed remains in the position shown in Figure 8 at all times and never assumes the two positions taken by the'extension stripin the preferred disclosure. When, it is desired to remove the trade-mark'and product identifying marks from the package before delivery of same to the purchaser, the tongue 24 is removed from slot 25 and the top 29. is torn from the remainder of band CC at the perforations 28. Thus the package is in no way altered and the purchaser is assured of a package-containing sanitary napkins which has no tell-tale marks thereonwhich are likely to cause embarrassment. w I

From the foregoing description it will undoubtedly appear that the invention as described fulfills the objectsset forth herein. Whilethe specification describes and the drawings disclose in detail the present and preferred construction of the invention, it should beunderstood that,v

in practice, deviations can bemade by those skilled in the art to which this invention relates without departing from the spirit of the invention. It should therefore be understood that we consider as our own all such modifications and adaptations of this invention as fairly fall within claim as new and desire to. secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A band to be used on a package of the class described comprising, two elongated strips of fibrous material, of dilferent lengths, the shortest of the strips having one of its ends, adhesively secured to the longest strip and having the other of its ends disengagealcly locked to one of the ends of the longest strip and, when so locked, forming an endless rectangular band, the longest strip possessing, on a portion thereof, tradermark and product identifying indicia, and adapted to be folded upon itself to cover said trade-mark and product identifying indicia, whenever de-' sired, and means formed at the free end of and.

within the longest strip for securing, that portion of the longest strip which is adapted for covering said trade-mark and product identifyig indicia, when the same is either employed for covering said trade-mark and product identifying indicia or is positioned to overlie the shortest strip.

A retaining band for a package comprising, two elongated strips of fibrous material of different lengths, means for disengageably securing to each other one end of each of the strips and adhesively securing the other end of the shortest strip to the under side of the longest strip, a transverse fold line provided in said longeststrip', the longest of said strips containing trade-mark product identifying indicia thereon, 'a siit formed transx' ersely through said longest strip to receive and hold the remainingendof said strip, when thesame is either folded upon itself .to cover said indicia or is positioned to overlie the shortest strip.

3. A band characterized as in claim 2 wherem' said remaining end of said strip has a tongue formed therein designed for insertion into said slit.

containing sanitary napkins comprising, two sections, each having one of its ends disengageably,

sired, and a tongue formed at the remaining end of the longest section, said tongue designed for insertion into said slit whether the long section is folded upon itself or is positioned to overlie the shortest strip.

- WILLIAM J. WARD.

EDWARD A. BACHMAN.

4. retaining band to be used with a package I 

